Which URL do I request Google News inclusion for: the http or the non-http?
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In Google WMT/Search Console, I've marked the non-www. version of my site as the preferred. But I haven't run into a choice between http:// and non-http:// before. Should I choose the one listed at the top, which is the non-http (AND the non-www) version? Thanks!
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Yeah, Kate's right. I don't think you can go wrong, and unless you have redirects that disagree with your preferred version, go with the non-www.
If you're using standard www and non-www redirects use the one that shows up in the search bar for the site or area of the site that you're submitting. We have a site in Google News that is www. and the news is non-www. For no reason, but we haven't bothered fixing it. We were included on the non-www. So it's possible and likely that both would work fine, but I know for sure that the one that shows up in the URL of your feed works best.
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I can't say that I know for sure, but I know how to tell you to make sure.
If they are both listed there, you should have them both as profiles in Search Console. Which one do you use the most and what has the most information on indexation and sitemaps? Use that one.
But I don't think you can go wrong here. It should be the same site. If I were to make an educated guess, go with http://yourdomain.com.
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